The Boys of Baraka

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Follows a group of 12-year-old boys from the most violent ghettos of Baltimore to the Baraka School, an experimental boarding school in rural Kenya, where children live by strict guidelines, yet are given the freedom to grow.

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Loki Films, Thinkfilm (Firm)
Other Authors: Ewing, Heidi E., Grady, Rachel, McGeehan, J. J.
Format: DVD
Language:English
Published: [New York] : ThinkFilm, [2006]
Subjects:
Baraka School.
African American boys > Maryland > Baltimore > Social conditions.
At-risk youth > Education (Middle school)
Boarding schools > Kenya.
American students > Kenya.
Garçons noirs américains > Maryland > Baltimore > Conditions sociales.
Jeunes difficiles > Éducation (École moyenne)
Internats > Kenya.
Étudiants américains > Kenya.
African American boys > Social conditions.
American students.
Boarding schools.
Kenya.
Maryland > Baltimore.
DVDs > Documentary films.
Documentaries and Factual Films
Documentary films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Documentary > Feature.
Documentaires.
Vidéos pour personnes handicapées auditives.
Description
Summary:Follows a group of 12-year-old boys from the most violent ghettos of Baltimore to the Baraka School, an experimental boarding school in rural Kenya, where children live by strict guidelines, yet are given the freedom to grow.
Item Description:Documentary.
Originally released in 2005.
Full frame presentation (4:3 aspect ratio).
Special features: Directors' commentary; "A conversation with Bill Cosby" featurette; Deleted scenes; The boys - an update; Theatrical trailer; Trailer gallery.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (approximately 84 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD; 2.0 stereo.
Audience:MPAA: R; some language.
Awards:Winner, Best Documentary, Chicago int'l Film Festival 2005 ; Winner, Best Documentary, Newport Int'l Film Festival 2005 ; Winner Best Documentary, The Atlanta Film Festival 2005 ; Audience Award AFI Discovery/Silverdocs Film Festival 2005 ; Audience Award, Woodstock Film Festival 2005 ; Speical Jury Prize, SXSW Film Festival 2005.
Production Credits:Cinematographers, Marco Franzoni, Tony Hardman ; editor, Enat Sidi ; original music, J.J. McGeehan.
ISBN:097801412X
9780978014124
Access:Classroom use may be subject to licensing restrictions.

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